1939-04-17 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 17, 1939.

OPTIMISM GROWS ON PACT PROPOSAL

AIR

Speculations On Outcome Are, However, Premature

Discussions

Still Going On In Moscow

London, To-day.

Press speculations on the outcome of the Anglo- Franco-Soviet negotiations are premature, it is declared in informed circles here. A second conference between the British Ambas- sador, Sir William Seeds, and the Foreign Com- missar, M. Litvinoff, took place yesterday in Moscow. At Saturday's conference, Litvinoff had informed the British Ambassador that before making any comment on the British proposals he must obtain the opinion of the Soviet Government.

The outcome of the second con- ference was unknown here last evening but political circles are decidedly optimistic. Trans- Ocean.

OTHER GOVERNMENTS KEPT INFORMED

London, Yesterday. A semi-official statement issued in London to-day confirms the re- port that the British Ambassador in Moscow, Sir William Seeds, will call on the Soviet Foreign Com-' missar, M. Maxim Litvinoff, to- day in continuation of the close contacts established between the two countries for the purpose of Soviet adhesion to the anti-aggres- sion front.

-ALBANIA-

"WAR". OVER

Tirana, To-day. The Italian military occupation of Albania was completed on Saturday with 'capture of the small town of Bureli, which is the centre of the Mati tribe of which- King Zogu "was chieftain.

Groups of Italian refugees who had filed to Italy during the criti- cal days, kave now requested per- ̈ mission from the military authori ties to return-Trans-Ocean.

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Colonel Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister," In London for the re- cent important diplomatic conversations. Photo shows Lord Halifax and Colonel Beck at Victoria station after the latter had arrived.

A.R.P. NOT IN A FRENCH WARSHIPS

MUDDLE

---ANDERSON

ARRIVE AT GIBRALTAR

Paris, To-day.

The French cruisers, Lorraine and

in

Don't believe what you have [heard about civil defence being fall in a muddle, Sir John Ander- Bretagne, and the destroyers, Fan- [son, Lord Privy Seal, told the tasque and Terrible, arrived Foreign Press Association at a Gibraltar yesterday and dropped luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, anchor outside the harbour which is London.

now closed.

Then he added:

It is not known how long they will "I have been watching closely remain at Gibralter.-Trans-Ocean. The governments of the other

since I took office rather less than countries concerned France, declarations made by Mr. Cham-five months ago, and I can testify up a drowning shipmate until the Greece, Rumanía, Poland and Tur-berlain and M. Daladiër.

It means that stern rivalry for that there has been in progress crew of his trawler could pull key are to be kept informed

an orderly and continuous de- them back on board. of the course of these negotiations, strategic positions is taking place

velopment of well-thought-out “I am now suffering from ner- between the authoritarian States Trans-Ocean.

plans.

ves," Hill said: "and cannot do and the Democracies.

Sir John reminded his hearers my fair share of the work in a "No-one can for the time being that before the National Service trawler."

AT DECISIVE predict what the final outcome Campaign was started on Janu- He has now received the offer

PHASE

Paris, Yesterday.

Greatest importance is attached

by a well-known French publicist, “Pertinax”” in ̈ reference to the

will be," concludes the paper- Trans-Ocean.

SATISFACTORY

ary 25, 1,100,000 people had vol- of a caretaker's job at Burnham unteered for A.R.P., and that Crouch, Essex. since the campaign another 500,- 000 men and women had been re- cruited.

"That is a very large figure in-

negotiations between London and "PEACE FRONT" deed," he said. "It is sufficient

Moscow.

The negotiations, he says, en- tered upon a decisive phase at meeting between the Brit-

NEGOTIATIONS

Paris, To-day.

Gland Discovery

Restores Youth

In 24 Hours

to disprove completely statements that were made a few weeks ago

Sufferers from, loss of vigour, nèr that the National Service Cam-vousness, weak body, impure blood, paign had fallen flat.

falling, memory, and who are old, and

"It has done nothing of the worn out before their time will be do kind. It has satisfied all the exery by an. American Doctor,

lighted to learn of a new gland discov--

ish Foreign Secretary, Lord Hali- fax, and the Soviet Ambassador, Satisfactory progress pectations of those responsible This new discovery manlies it possible M. Ivan Maisky.

*** to quickly and easily restore vigour is being made in the for it. The next stage in these develop peace front talks with I believe our air-raid precautions and memory, and

“From what I have been told your glands and body, to bu

pure blood, to strang Russia and Turkey. system is equal to, if not, in ad-in only 8 da British diplomatic circles are Some well-informed - French vance of anything you can find which in

By-to- being guided by the idea that the quarters forecast the early con in any other country in Europe, gland

mients, says the French writer,

will occur in Moscow.

position of Poland and

would be considerably but

by a pledge on the part to place her air force at

both the Eastern and Western THEY DECORATED

clusion of agreements between

nocracies

ved that an ccord

tually

HIM BUT HE

HAS NO JOB

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